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Business of War : Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe by David Parrott (2012, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521514835
ISBN-139780521514835
eBay Product ID (ePID)109244554
Product Key Features
Number of Pages448 Pages
Publication NameBusiness of War : Military Enterprise and Military Revolution in Early Modern Europe
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMilitary / General, Commerce, Economics / General, Europe / General
Publication Year2012
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBusiness & Economics, History
AuthorDavid Parrott
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight29 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2011-031556
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
Reviews'David Parrott's sparkling and deeply-considered study is a seminal contribution to the history of warfare and government in all periods, and reveals that 'military outsourcing' was normal long before the Iraq War brought it into the headlines. Highly original in argument and notably lively in presentation, it will become a modern classic.' Hamish Scott, University of Glasgow, 'David Parrott deftly explores the various shades of grey in the public private partnership between early modern state and military entrepreneurs. He proves that more often than not private enterprise simply did perform more efficiently than the state.' Lothar Hbelt, University of Vienna, 'This splendid survey prompts many further questions … but the history of early modern warfare will never look the same again.' History Today, "The book is well crafted, articulate, and painstakingly researched." -David Anderson, Military Review, "A ground breaking study of mercenaries and military entrepreneurs in early modern Europe." -StrategyPage, "...the present volume offers an eloquent, fresh interpretation of the military revolution and the relationship between warfare and nation-state development in early modern Europe." -Jamie L.H. Goodall, EH.Net, "David Parrott's sparkling and deeply-considered study is a seminal contribution to the history of warfare and government in all periods, and reveals that 'military outsourcing' was normal long before the Iraq War brought it into the headlines. Highly original in argument and notably lively in presentation, it will become a modern classic." -Hamish Scott, University of Glasgow
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal355.0094/09031
Table Of ContentIntroduction; Part I. Foundations and Expansion: 1. Military resources for hire, 1450-1560; 2. The expansion of military enterprise, 1560-1620; 3. Diversity and adaptation: military enterprise during the Thirty Years' War; Part II. Operations and Structures: 4. The military contractor at war; 5. The business of war; 6. Continuity, transformation and rhetoric in European warfare after 1650; Conclusion.
SynopsisAn important re-evaluation of early modern warfare and its relationship to the power of the state. David Parrott reveals how far states devolved to private contractors the raising and equipping of troops, the construction and management of navies, the manufacture and distribution of weapons and even the conduct of war., This is a major new approach to the military revolution and the relationship between warfare and the power of the state in early modern Europe. Whereas previous accounts have emphasised the growth of state-run armies during this period, David Parrott argues instead that the delegation of military responsibility to sophisticated and extensive networks of private enterprise reached unprecedented levels. This included not only the hiring of troops but their equipping, the supply of food and munitions, and the financing of their operations. The book reveals the extraordinary prevalence and capability of private networks of commanders, suppliers, merchants and financiers who managed the conduct of war on land and at sea, challenging the traditional assumption that reliance on mercenaries and the private sector results in corrupt and inefficient military force. In so doing, the book provides essential historical context to contemporary debates about the role of the private sector in warfare.
LC Classification NumberD214 .P39 2012
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